§ MR. T. BAYLEY (Derbyshire, Chesterfield)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will take steps to get at the truth of the report freely circulated in the papers, that natives who attempted to cross the territory of the Royal Chartered Niger Company from one region outside the Company's jurisdiction to another have been summarily shot?
§ SIR E. GREYIf any specific case, supported by trustworthy evidence, is reported to Her Majesty's Government, they will make inquiries, but they cannot do so on mere hearsay.
§ MR. T. BAYLEYDo I understand the answer to indicate that Her Majesty's Government have no Representative in the territory of the Niger Company?
§ SIR E. GREYThe Niger Company is primarily responsible for the administration of its own territory. The Government have no Representative in the territory.